New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-20

peal 10 Congress ON behalf OF tho defence Of san
Francisco. Unfortunately IL Is easy TO demon
straie the nakedness OF that or any other Amer
lean port, and Congress is deaf to rcmonstrance
on the subject As the British naval station at
Esquimalt, Yancouvers Island. Is being mounted
with tire heayies guns and furnished with a
stock OF naval artillery capable Of sweeping the
coast OF California and in fact tho whole Pacific
Slope, there is some warrant for the uneaslness
exhibited by Tho Times" In the event Of
with either Great Britain or Russia mot " men
ton Chill Peru, there can be- no doubt that
the capture and ransom OF our richest seacoast
cities would be attempted, and san Francisco
would be completely at tho mercy OF Esquimult
or Vladivostock. IL Is true that the monitor
Comanche lies at the Mare Island Navy Yard. but
then the Comanche never had than eleven
inches OF armor, and she has been tinkercd
much that PERHAPS the discharge Of her own guns
which by the way are quite obsolete and Of low
calibre-might sink her On the whole, We fear
the California press and public can derive very
little consolation from the discussion of the con-
tingenGes Of a foreign war; unless 1t Is conso-
ation to reflect that Ncw-Yorl< Is not whit safer
or better defended than San Francisco.
Mr. Coggcshnll has introduced a bill in the Sen
ate providing that mo fish less than six inches
long should be caught" What penalty would be
inflicted for the violation Of such a law Is not
lated but this Is to give notice to oil the little
fishes that EXPECT to be caught next season to get
themselves measured Immediately.
II the fat house at SiAth-ave and Fifty sixth ST.
had been occupied TO its fun extent, number
OF lives must have been lost In the fire there
Monday morning. AS 1t was. tho few occupants
barely escaped death, 30 well constructed were
the buildings for burning them up. The stair
case, for example. was close TO the dumbwaiter.
where the flames broke out Escape downward
Immediately became impossible. and the fright
cned people barely got out on the roof through
the scuttle The janitor, young German, who
WAS left behind on the top floor. saved his life
by jumping from shutter TO shutter on the out
side OF the house until he reached a ladder
nut up for him. 1t is long time since an act
80 COOL so daring and SO difficult has been per.
formed in this city.
Tho question suggests ITSELF" remarks "Thc
Cincinnati inquirer" why should Mr.. Cleveland
bc renominatcd p II The Inquirer wants to
SEQ this quest ion simply saturated with dazzling
light it ought to get Of It's reporters to pro
pound il 10 David b. Hill
mechanical fair which Is soon to BIO held in
Oswcso Is to be graced by the presence OF a dis
tinguished parsonage. AS likely as not our readers
will conclude from this statement that Governor
Hill who Is known 10 dOte on fairs, has accepted
an invitation to attend this Mt Oswego. Yet
the parsonage In question Is not the Governor, but
tho Cardiff Giant His giantship has been living
In complete retirement In the corner Of Q railroad
freight house ever since the public lost confidence
in him. some fifteen yean ago Whether or not
he win prove % good . card as Mr.. Hill to the
fair managers remains to DO seen. He IL taller
than Hill. being some ten feet long. and he weighs
moro, turning tho scale at four tons but then
Hin n much ths handsomer Of the two.
Lord Salisbury only knows ono way Of dealing
gith Epglaadt sHottsnto1s,: - b once